We Rank these 5 Downgraded Oil and Gas Service Companies

This segment is from Tuesday's edition of 'Digging for Value', in which sector analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss energy & materials news with host Alison Southwick. The twice-weekly show can be viewed on Tuesdays & Thursdays. It can also be found on Twitter, along with our extended coverage of the energy & materials sectors @TMFEnergy.

Given the growth onshore oil and gas services companies have experienced lately, Global Hunter Securities recently downgraded Basic Energy Services , Halliburton , Key Energy Services and two other peers. In the following video, our energy analysts rank the five companies on their individual outlooks. One thing they both agree on is that Halliburton doesn't deserve to be on this short list. Check out the video for more.

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